The rate of depletion of a mineral resource, R(t)R(t)R(t) in gigatonnes per decade, is modeled by the formula
R(t)=7t62−53t6+14,t≥1 R(t) = \frac{7t^6}{2} - \frac{5}{3t^6} + \frac{1}{4}, \quad t \ge 1 R(t)=27t6−3t65+41,t≥1where t t\,t is the number of decades since the start of industrial mining.
Determine the general expression for the total quantity of the resource depleted, ∫R(t) dt\int R(t) \, dt∫R(t)dt, giving each term in its simplest form.
438 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.8 Integration, covering 1.8.1 Fundamental theorem of calculus (A-level only), 1.8.2 Integrating x^n, 1.8.3 Integrating standard functions (A-level only), 1.8.4 Evaluating definite integrals, 1.8.5 Area between a curve and the x-axis, 1.8.6 Area between two curves, 1.8.7 Integration as the limit of a sum (A-level only), 1.8.8 Integration by substitution (A-level only), 1.8.9 Integration by parts (A-level only), 1.8.10 Use of partial fractions in integration (A-level only), 1.8.11 Differential equations with separable variables (A-level only), 1.8.12 Interpreting the solution of a differential equation (A-level only), and 1.8 Integration. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.